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additive vs artificial additive

artificial additive vs additive

additive and artificial additive both are nouns.

additive is an adjective but artificial additive is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
additive Yes Yes No No
artificial additive Yes No No No
As nouns, artificial additive is a hyponym of additive; that is, artificial additive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than additive:
  • additive: something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
  • artificial additive: an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life
Other hyponyms of additive include adjuvant, food additive, leaven agent, leavening agent, raising agent.
additive (noun) artificial additive (noun)
something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life
additive (adjective) artificial additive (adjective)
characterized or produced by addition
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
Difference between additive and artificial additive

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